Shiitize

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English

Etymology

Shiite +‎ -ize

Verb

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  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become Shiite
    • 2007, NY trans, Weekend Carnage in Iraq; Sadrists Return to Parliament Group: uk.media
      Qatar-based Sunni preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi called on Iran to cease trying to "Shiitize" the region and accused it of playing an unhelpful
    • 2006, Pacifist, Re: king abdollah on Iran, Iraq Group: Iranian Democratic Forum
      Some also address the endeavors to "Shiitize" some Sunnites in the region.
    • 2013, Sami Zemni, The Dynamics of Sunni-Shia Relationships
      a former Saudi opponent and one of the most popular Islamic writers of the last decade, spoke of Iran's “gigantic efforts” to Shiitize Syria
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